Muircheartach mac Pilib Ó Ceallaigh
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Muircheartach mac Pilib Ó Ceallaigh, Archbishop of Tuam
and patron
of An Leabhar Ua Maine
, died 1407.
A son of Pilib Ó Ceallaigh, and a brother to William Buidhe Ó Cellaigh, King
of Uí Maine and Chief of the Name (died c.1381).
While Bishop of Clonfert, Ó Ceallaigh commissioned the work known as Leabhar Ua Maine
, written by ten scribes in Uí Maine before 1392 and after 1394.
It includes a series of metrical
dindsenchas
, An Banshenchas
, poems, genealogies and pedigrees. The largest single section is devoted to the origins and genealogies of the Ó Cellaigh dynasty of Ui Maine, its contents updated to the time of compilation. There were ten scribes, eight of whom are anonymous. It remained in the possession of the O'Kelly family till 1757.
He was elected archbishop of Tuam in the summer of 1392, but not translated from Clonfert until 26 January 1393. He died 29 September 1407.
Archbishop of Tuam
The Archbishop of Tuam is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name after the town of Tuam in County Galway, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1839, and is still in use by the Roman Catholic Church.-History:...
and patron
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of An Leabhar Ua Maine
Leabhar Ua Maine
Leabhar Ua Maine is an Irish genealogical compilation, created c...
, died 1407.
A son of Pilib Ó Ceallaigh, and a brother to William Buidhe Ó Cellaigh, King
King
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of Uí Maine and Chief of the Name (died c.1381).
While Bishop of Clonfert, Ó Ceallaigh commissioned the work known as Leabhar Ua Maine
Leabhar Ua Maine
Leabhar Ua Maine is an Irish genealogical compilation, created c...
, written by ten scribes in Uí Maine before 1392 and after 1394.
It includes a series of metrical
Meter (poetry)
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dindsenchas
Dindsenchas
Dindsenchas or Dindshenchas , meaning "lore of places" is a class of onomastic text in early Irish literature, recounting the origins of place-names and traditions concerning events and characters associates with the places in question...
, An Banshenchas
Banshenchas
An Banshenchas is a medieval text which collects brief descriptions of prominent women in Irish legend into a poetic narrative....
, poems, genealogies and pedigrees. The largest single section is devoted to the origins and genealogies of the Ó Cellaigh dynasty of Ui Maine, its contents updated to the time of compilation. There were ten scribes, eight of whom are anonymous. It remained in the possession of the O'Kelly family till 1757.
He was elected archbishop of Tuam in the summer of 1392, but not translated from Clonfert until 26 January 1393. He died 29 September 1407.